2017 Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for Kids, Ages 13+

Tuesday

Dec 5, 2017 at 3:20 PM

Beaded Baubles

If your shopping list includes a picky teen who likes jewelry, these necklaces from Daisy Mae Designs ($30) are just the right mix of funky and dainty. Each pendant hangs on a beaded chain and features a small piece of a map; destinations include Athens, Bexley, Kent, the Short North, Westerville and Worthington.

Available at State & Third, 65 E. State St. (Downtown), Columbus; 614-636-0130; stateandthird.com.

Pick Your Palette

Let your teen exercise some artistic muscles with this Artisan Watercolor Paint Set ($48) by One Canoe Two. The nicely packaged box includes three 9-by-12-inch black foil prints as well as paints and a brush.

Available at Wholly Craft!, 3515 N. High St. (Clintonville), Columbus; 614-447-3445; whollycraft.com.

Literary Lessons

Every teenager has feelings of angst. “Wild Bird” (suggested retail $17.99) explores what happens when all-out rebellion ensues. Wendelin Van Draanen's novel follows a teenage girl who is sent by her parents to a wilderness survival camp to turn her life around.

Author John Green's latest best-seller, “Turtles All the Way Down,” (suggested retail $19.99) tackles the tale of a teenager coping with anxiety as she and a friend attempt to solve the mystery of a fugitive billionaire. This is Green's first book since “The Fault in Our Stars,” another teen and young adult hit. Bonus: Some copies are signed by the author.

Those ubiquitous Pop! figures by Funko ($10 to $20) have proven popular with teenagers and adults alike. Characters hail from a wide variety of pop culture, including Harry Potter, X-Men, Game of Thrones, Rick and Morty, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Walking Dead and even Guns N' Roses.